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 by Null, January 28, 2008 |
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Wassup, B: is that tempura in your pocket, or are you just happy sashimi?More than happy to ignori (forgive me) the recurring warnings about mercury-laden fish, Israel has blossomed into a veritable sushi Eden. The 100th sushi restaurant opened its doors in Tel Aviv this past week, which makes the seaside city the "world's 3rd largest sushi market in per capita terms," behind only Tokyo and New York. According to Israeli restaurant review site 2EAT, approximately 20% of Tel Aviv's sushi spots are kosher, and "one out of every 10 Tel Avivians eats sushi at least once a month." The tourist version of 2EAT, which is in English, lets you see that Israeli sushi roll.
When the Japanese cuisine first appeared in Israel, many people thought it was "disgusting." Adventurous Israelis struggled with chopsticks, and some befuddled customers even requested that bread be served alongside the fish and rice: Imagine stuffing your tuna sushi into a pita pocket. In the past fifteen or so years, though, sushi has become a favorite ethnic cuisine in Israel. Not only that, but Israelis have begun to make their own mark on the cuisine, adding ingredients like mango, roast chicken, and even liver.
Something is fishy, though: The popular provisions might be threatened by a government mandate that would "expel all Asian employees at ethnic restaurants in order to make room for Israeli workers" by next January--a move that could potentially mean doom for a number of restaurants.
Have you had sushi in Israel? If so, tell us about it: sake to me in comments. (Surely you knew that was coming. I mean, really--I'm not just here for the halibut).
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ChevyNazi
Because I've yet to visit Israel.lol
Anonymous
well i like it raw from israelis. mm mmm.
Anonymous
i have eaten sushi in a few places in israel. it takes them forever to make it...but it is better than most of the other food. one can ingest only so many different reconstitutions of turkey.
it's a good treat, just like in nyc.
jewlicious
The always delightful Rory Kress reviewed a number of Jerusalem's better sushi spots last summer for the Jerusalem Post. Her reviews are pretty right on and we were spared superfluous reviews of crappy sushi joints. As for Tel Aviv generally style rules over substance but Moon is a good combination of both. The rest of the country? Seriously, who cares? Would you eat sushi in the Negev?
Me neither.
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Anonymous
I went for sushi twice back in May while in Israel. There was a great sushi place in Tel Aviv at the corner of Ben-Yehuda and Bograshov. They had an extensive + creative menu and played Manu Chao in the background.
Also though, the other time I went for Sushi in Tel Aviv, at a place at the intersection of Ben Gurion and Ben Yehuda, the restaurant ran out of rice! Or at least I think so; my Hebrew isn't perfect
Anonymous
sushi in israel is amazing. the best is japanika (not because its' good)but becasue you can get it at 3am when coming home from the bars at little kiosks.for good sushi sushi republic is good and they deliver(even though it's a fairly nice restaurant) ..and so is (even though american i guess.. ) sushi samba .. it is really expensive though. i recommend sushi republic on namal tel aviv. :-)
Anonymous
I'm not sure if it's kosher though - but it's really, really good. Especially their chocolate mochi dessert. Also, the drinks are really good.